oldslapper

For those who live in and around Bath, Vintage & Rare are no longer the only game in town. http://www.guitarbitz.com/about-us-i1 Early days, so only a few MIM & USA fenders, but they'll match their on line prices, and decent stock of strings.

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1500980395' post='3341423'] I've replaced quite a few 'over playing' bass players in my time. Guys who think that, just because the guitarist gets a solo on every song, that they should too. Or bassists that like to show off their incredible slap technique, on a Johnny Cash song. I can play roots and fifths all day long, if that's what the song needs. I know this is an amusing cartoon of a drummer but the same thing applies in the case of bass players too. [attachment=249810:attachment.jpg] [/quote] Good post. My personal view is that playing a "simple" bass line, repetitively, in time, with consistent tone & volume, tastefully, with feel & dynamics, takes discipline and concentration......often without being noticed. But as others have said, "serving the song" might involve consistently double hand tapping complex arpeggios at high speed throughout the song/set.

Quite agree Chris & Tom about the hook. Most hooks are a simple, but effective device, to either catch or hang something on. But then I like most things in life simple...makes the more complicated/challenging aspects more memorable. Yes I'm weird....

Sounds like Kat thinks playing in a band isn't a competition

sounds like Kat serves the song.

Very pretty. 😎

[quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1500711192' post='3339687'] Ah ok I jumped to the conclusion you'd knocked up a bitsa yourself. [/quote] Understandably from my initial wording 😊 which I've since edited. Apparently Warmoth necks are heavier due to 2 steel rods, never knew that until I did some research when I got the bass home. No neck dive though, and feels substantial & reassuring in the hand (ooh err), the truss rod adjusted easily & there are no dead spots or humps (quite unusual in my experience with some fretless necks). Happy slappy here

They're advertised as for both USA and MIM http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191149760014 10 screw holes, so I guess they should. There are folk on here that know this kind of stuff so hopefully someone will be able to confirm for you. John

[quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1500663984' post='3339538'] Nice! Did you get a good deal on the neck? [/quote] Bought the whole bass as you see it. I did get a good deal though. The neck profile is deeper than I'm used to, but it's surprisingly comfortable. My first warmoth necked bass.

After contemplating "unlining" a lined fretless, I decided to just get another bass with an unlined neck attached. Warmoth Unlined Jazz Neck (heaviest weighing neck I've ever played) MIM jazz body Badass ll bridge SD pups Schaller machine heads Pics https://photos.app.goo.gl/wL9Gl072CImgNrux1 Recording with it at a session this afternoon.

Bought a bitsa jazz with unlined warmoth neck in the end. Thanks for all the suggestions. John Here's some details http://basschat.co.uk/forum/19-basses-for-sale/

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1500292310' post='3336677'] Take your lined fretless - Close your eyes - Ta Da! instant unlined fretless. [/quote] 😊 Mind you....I'd probably fall over....or asleep

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1500116346' post='3335713'] I got a fantastic unlined precision neck with ebony board from brandoni guitars when I built my fretless precision several years ago. I think it was about £100 then, so replacing the neck could be a much cheaper and easily reversible option to modifying the existing neck. In your position however I would keep the lines & get used to them. [/quote] That's very reasonable for a replacement neck.

Thanks again for the suggestions, and the kind offer. It's the side dots that are the main issue, the lines are irritating more than anything, as I tend to look straight down onto the side rather than onto the board itself. But estheticly I prefer a plain board, no lines, no dots....but it's just personal taste. I'm not the best person for structural mods, so I'd use a tech for that. The bass isn't hugely valuable (£600 approx) but is viewed as a "vintage" pedigree being Japanese. Cheers, John

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1499869645' post='3334195'] My fretless (Jazz) is lined, and I know I much prefer it. Oddly enough, I don't mind the dots on the side of the neck being in the "wrong" place either - it seems to work for me anyway [/quote] Just goes to show....whatever works 😊

[quote name='ikay' timestamp='1499842060' post='3333922'] A suitably coloured marker pen carefully applied? Cheap and cheerful, but then I am! [/quote] On the lines and dots?

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1499845274' post='3333947'] Coat the board in black epoxy? [/quote] Another option to consider cheers.

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1499846695' post='3333961'] If you decide to go for a new board I would recommend Brook Guitars down in Devon. They did a superb job on [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/256290-nbd-fender-precision-american-special-fretless-conversion/"]this[/url] P bass I used to own. [/quote] That is a lovely job. What did it cost (was that the £200 you mentioned in your earlier reply?)